Keith Comes Home Today!!!!

129 days after his accident, Keith comes home today!  He hasn't seen his house in over four months and he is so excited. The Dunnigan family has been working hard to prepare the house for Keith's special needs. They are a wonderful family and love Keith very much. I'm sure there will be many, many, many visitors in the coming days.

Keith's last few days at Magee have been very active. He was on an eliptical type machine yesterday and thankfully did not experience any dizziness. His dysreflexia seems to be under control. Once he is settled in at home, he will do homecare pt for about a month and then outpatient. The Dunnigans will be in need of some type of handicapped accessible vehicle or one that can be adapted to be handicapped accessible. If anyone knows of someone who is trading one in or selling one, please let us know. Keith's family is pretty handy with cars so even if there are mechanical problems, let them know, perhaps it can be fixed. There is an email hopeforkeith@yahoo.com or albe1234@aol.com to reach Kristen's family.

Senses Fail put out a press release regarding their support of Keith. It is pretty cool -

Senses Fail Announces Believe In Keith T-Shirt for Charity

Posted on September 28, 2011 by admin

Senses Fail is honored to announce their part in the Believe in Keith Charity, to help pay for the medical expenses of Keith Dunnigan after a recent life changing accident.The band is releasing a t-shirt (which can be seen below) that is now available in the Senses Fail Webstore. All proceeds will go towards Keith’s hospital costs.

Tragedy recently struck longtime Senses Fail fan and South Jersey native, Keith Dunnigan. While at the beach with his girlfriend, Keith dove head first into the ocean unaware he was on the edge of a sandbar. Keith went headfirst into the sand doing major damage to his spinal chord. As a result he is now a quadriplegic and still in the hospital recovering.

“We are very pleased to lend a little bit of help to someone like Keith. After hearing about his situation we immediately wanted to get involved and do what we could to help raise some money for his charity,” notes frontman, Buddy Nielsen. “The goal is to help him make the transition from the hospital back to his home which is a very costly one. I would like Senses Fail fans to support Keith as strongly as they have supported us over the years and show him love and compassion. Please take a minute to hear his story and reflect upon your own life. I think the shirt we did is a fun and creative way to incorporate our love and Keith’s love of baseball. The number 36 was chosen by Keith because it is the number of his favorite player Robin Roberts.” More information on Keith’s recovery and progress can be found HERE or by emailing HopeForKeith@yahoo.com.

Keith appreciates all the love and support he has received from family, friends, Senses Fail and all of the people who until recently may not have known Keith or of Keith but have kept him in their thoughts and prayers. Perhaps you attended his benefit, or bought a t-shirt or just say a prayer every day for his recovery. It is all very important to him and there are no words to express his appreciation and the appreciation of his family and those who love him.